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Grateful Dead Live at Mississippi River Festival on 1980-08-16

by Grateful Dead

Publication date: 1980-08-16 ( check for other copies)

Topics: Live Concert, audience, Joani Walker, Paul Scotton, Charlier Miller,

Collection: GratefulDead

Band/Artist: Grateful Dead

Resource: DeadLists Project

Set 1:
d1t01 - Alabama Getaway ->
d1t02 - The Promised Land
d1t03 - They Love Each Other
d1t04 - Me And My Uncle ->
d1t05 - El Paso
d1t06 - Althea ->
d1t07 - Looks Like Rain
d1t08 - Tennessee Jed
d1t09 - Easy To Love You
d1t10 - New Minglewood Blues
d1t11 - Deal

Set 2:
d2t01 - Tuning
d2t02 - C C Rider ->
d2t03 - China Cat Sunflower ->
d2t04 - I Know You Rider
d2t05 - Ship Of Fools
d2t06 - Estimated Prophet ->
d2t07 - He's Gone ->
d2t08 - Drums ->
d3t01 - Space ->
d3t02 - The Other One ->
d3t03 - Black Peter ->
d3t04 - Sugar Magnolia

Encore:
d3t05 - Iko Iko
d3t06 - One More Saturday Night

Notes

Notes:
-- Set 2 is seamless
-- Recorded By Joani Walker
-- Thanks to Joani Walker and Paul Scotton for the tapes
-- Tape flips during He's Gone and Sugar Magnolia (before SSDD)
-- Various PA noises throughout the show
-- Rain starts getting heavy during Ship Of Fools

Addeddate: 2007-12-11 22:32:18

Identifier: gd1980-08-16.SonyECM250.walker-scotton.miller.88959.sbeok.flac16

Lineage: Cassette Master (Nakamichi DR-1) -> Sound Devices 744T (24bit/96k) -> Samplitude Professional v9.12 -> FLAC/16

Location: Edwardsville, IL

Run time: 172:12.73

Source: Sony ECM-250 -> Cassette Master (Sony TC-158/Maxell UDXL-II90)

Taped by: Joani Walker

Transferred by: Charlie Miller

Type: sound

Venue: Mississippi River Festival

Year: 1980

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Reviewer: ReaganYearz - - March 14, 2020
Subject: Joani Walker Recordings are incredible

I bow to the recordings of Joani Walker. This second set rips!!

Reviewer: kbmill - - February 18, 2015
Subject: bread crumb

C.C. Rider springs almost from whole cloth on us in late 1979. This is the beginning of a run where it is played pretty frequently for a couple of years. It is a song that takes advantage of Jerry's favored tone in these years, which is probably why it is played so much.

Reviewer: jjg4762 - - September 26, 2012
Subject: Love your recordings

Someone spoke of maybe best love each other ever? very very good one Ill say that. Listened to this show many many times love it this is the version you want if thinking about downloading it do it. you wont have any regrets

Reviewer: dead72 - - August 17, 2012
Subject: Rockin' the Mississippi

Love all the great reviews about those at the show, I wasn't, but what a rockin' set. I've never read much about this festival, but this may be one of the better shows the Dead played in a festival.

Great fun throughout, not the best show ever, but great energy, the band sounds really engaged. Brent was really "in the band" by now. One I play regularly

Reviewer: j7willia11 - - October 13, 2011
Subject: My first Dead Show

My buddy and I were 18 and supposed to go together. Due to circumstances (and drinking) beyond our control the weekend before he got grounded and wasn't able to go. I'd never made the trip to Illinois from West County before and parked in a big field which turned into a giant mud pit after the concert. I spent hours pushing cars out of the way before my beater vehicle made it to the road. Great show, overwhelming experience. I remember seeing the taper section and being blown away by the idea of recording the show. Really fun time.

Reviewer: newdolorean - - November 24, 2009
Subject: No Big River?

And, no Mississippi Half Step? Sometimes I wonder what the boys were thinking when there were certain shows that call for obvious set-list selections. Good show anyway!

Reviewer: TaperTony - - September 19, 2009
Subject: He's Gone...

First show after the death of Keith Godchaux. Maybe 3,000 in a small outdoor shed close by the river. An amazing thunderstorm blew up for the second set, It poured rain from the beginning of He's Gone till Space... everyone except for the first 10 rows or so got soaked! Kudos to the intrepid taper that provided this gem!
He's Gone seemed a tribute an absent friend, as the end really gets deep! I remember dancing in 3 inches of water by he board during the Other One thinking I would be electrocuted any second and not caring a bit! Enjoy!

Reviewer: Folkhippy - - September 9, 2009
Subject: HOT DAMN!

This is quite the show from a rather uncirculated year, 1980. Hot, hot, hot! Kick @$$ versions of T.L.E.O., Tennessee Jed, Althea, Minglewood, and Deal! A wildly energetic first set leads into a way trippy second! Brent is playing HARD on his modified Fender Rhodes keyboard and tapping out that beautiful "toy piano" sound that some hate, but I LOVE! Usually Brent's solo songs inspire me to sing, "You don't know how, easy it is, to hate your songs!" but even Easy to Love You caught my ear in this show! Don't miss out on this hidden gem!

Reviewer: thebone - - July 6, 2009
Subject: Mississippi River Madness

This is a rocking, classic early 80's show. Jerry is cookin' and the band sounds great. Second set is very strong, esp. pre-drums. Great China>Rider, Estimated and He's Gone. Love the unusual event/venue--wish I could have been there I's sure it was off the chain!!

Reviewer: spiral-tee - - May 31, 2009
Subject: HEARTLAND DEAD

Great sound quality on this one. Thanks All!! The band is sounding pretty flow-like, getting oiled up for the sdecond set. This sow is just across the river from where I live. Didn't even know about it then, but LOVING IT NOW!!

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